Ringotan: Learn Japanese Kanji

Ringotan

About this app

Learn Kanji by actually writing it!

Ringotan is the first app built from the ground up to teach you how to WRITE Japanese Kanji, not just read them. By combining advanced input detection with industry-standard SRS (spaced repetition) algorithms, Ringotan ensures you learn as fully and quickly as possible.

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Ringotan is free while in beta. We update frequently, so be sure to check back for new features!

Ratings and reviews

This app is truly free and ad free, an amazing rarity these days. I wish there were more options, though. What I want most is an option to ignore stroke order, but I'd also like an option to disable the "hint" circles. U should also be able to create your own lessons and vocabulary bank.

I love this app. My writing skills have improved dramatically since I started using it. I love how much control I have in the settings too. My only comment is I wish the stats section had more information. It would be cool to look at various charts like Anki that show the average retention rate, or how often some cards are being re-learned. Or have a rough estimate of the N5-N1 level based on how many kanji mastered

This is an excellent app for starting to learn to write (and by extension read) Japanese. The main feature that I would love to see added would be one where it doesn't snap each stroke to be more "correct" in between strokes. There is a way to make it so that while you are making the stroke it doesn't draw the corrected one, but as soon as I lift my stylus it replaces my stroke with the correct one.

What’s new

• Added free drawing mode
• Added ability to prompt with kanji definitions
• Added custom prompts
• Added new lessons: "GCSE", "Kanji Damage", "Kanji Tamago"
• Added "Reviews Per Lesson" options "Tiny" and "Massive"
• Session now continues if app is suspended and resumed
• Updated Minna No Nihongo and Wanikani lessons
• Many bugfixes - see Patreon for a full list